some know manti and here is what they told me. manti is a deeply religious young man and committed to his faith. he is not the type of guy who would orchestrate a scheme like this or be involved in it in anyway. i am told teo's father started to get suspicious about this girlfriend business because every time the family tried to set up a meeting with her, the girl would make excuses, and then she wouldn't show up. if teo is guilty of anything, maybe it is that he was extremely naive. i know some of the crit -- critics think it was a hoax concocted to generate publicity for manti and a heisman, but keep in mind the whole girlfriend fake death occurred in september. that's long before anybody imagined notre dame going undefeated or playing for the and nobody envisioned teo as a heisman contender at that point. it wasn't on the radar. so there doesn't seem to be much motive. teo is in florida you and working out in preparation for the nfl draft. it is completely unclear how all of this will affect his draft spot. but it gets nuttier